A, i tona kitenga i te okiokinga he pai, i te whenua hoki he ahuareka; na ka tukua iho e ia tona pokohiwi ki te pikaunga, a meinga ana ia hei pononga homai takoha.
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TSK · Whakatauki 12:24
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge references in Maori.
Na he marohirohi a Ieropoama, he toa: a ka kite a Horomona i taua taitama he uaua ki te mahi, na meinga ana ia e ia hei kaitirotiro mo nga mahi katoa a te whare o Hohepa.
¶ He rawakore te tukunga iho o te ringa ngehe: ma te ringa kakama ia ka hua te taonga.
¶ E hiahia ana te wairua o te tangata mangere, a kahore he mea mana: ka meinga ia kia momona te wairua o te hunga uaua.
¶ Ma te mangere e mea kia moe i te moe reka; ka matekai hoki te wairua o te rora.
¶ E mea ana te mangere, He raiona kei waho: ka whakamatea ahau ki nga huarahi.
¶ I haere ahau i te taha o te mara a te mangere, i te taha hoki o te mara waina a te tangata kahore ona mahara;
¶ He pera i te tatau e tahurihuri ra i runga i ona inihi, koia ano te mangere i runga i tona moenga.